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Authors

Home Institution

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Publication Date

Fall 2014

Program Name

Senegal: National Identity and the Arts

Abstract

This research project explores the life stages of infancy and early childhood in the village of Ndiane in the Thies region of Senegal. I will discuss how biology meets culture to influence children, parenting styles, and expectations of the life stage. How does ecology, the interaction of physical, biological and cultural landscapes, characterize childhood and the intertwined belief systems that influence parenting? The information was gathered using a combination of participant observation and free list interviews.

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Recommended Citation

Mills, Heather, "The Ecology of Infancy and Early Childhood in Rural Senegal; A Five Year Old Can Boot but not Foot, an Exploration of Where Biology Meets Culture" (2014). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 1912.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1912